Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 55 | |
| 1958 | 63 | |
| 1959 | 72 | |
| 1960 | 80 | |
| 1961 | 89 | |
| 1962 | 97 | |
| 1963 | 87 | |
| 1964 | 76 | |
| 1965 | 66 | |
| 1966 | 55 | |
| 1967 | 45 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- NFL official records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jim Parker ranks #47 in American Football
Jim Parker ranks 47th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1600th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 90, Peak 94, Longevity 82, Honours 90, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 340 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1957–1967 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1962, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes pro bowls 8, all-pro selections 8, nfl titles 2, seasons played 11.
Immediately ahead sits Chuck Bednarik on 88.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Richard Dent on 88.9. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Jim Parker GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Parker stood above the field while competing. Scored 90/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1962. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Parker comparisons
Jim Parker — frequently asked
- Is Jim Parker the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jim Parker ranks 47th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.9, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Jim Parker's GOAT Score?
- 88.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jim Parker rank all time?
- 1600th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 47th within American Football.
- Jim Parker vs Chuck Bednarik: who ranks higher?
- Jim Parker, on 88.9 against Chuck Bednarik's 88.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.